Carmel Beach surf break

Carmel Beach surfForecast / CAL – Monterey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 PDT
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Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)--
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
WNW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)101010101817161616161616121212111115141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)327281281227222368262339329254251245336325309298256211264260194183178179
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
W
0
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crossononglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.04
12:19AM
1.49
2:20PM
0.97
12:48AM
1.45
3:34PM
0.91
1:24AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
0.64
7:37AM
0.00
6:29PM
0.75
8:26AM
0.04
6:53PM
0.84
9:24AM
0.07
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------6:48-------6:47-------6:45-
Sunset-7:31-------7:32-------7:32------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222018182021191918161514141313141414131212121214
Feels °C (?)191717151617161615141413131211111112111110111112
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